Rerailer



U'NiTEn s'rntrEs PATENT oEErcE.

HENRY A. W. SMITH, or GHATHAMVIRGINIA, AssIGNoR or ONE-HALE To .EDWIN s. REID, or Acmi'rrrnivi, VIRGINIA'. j Y Y .3EME-[Lem V Specification of Letters Ivatent. l .Patellteddillle-S, 1919- Appneatienmaranaary13,1919. seriarNo. 270,911.

To aZ'Z whom t may concern.'

a rerailer which may be turned end for''endand upside-down thereby rendering the rerailer effective regardless of whether the car to be rerailed moves from left to right or from right to left. Another object ofthe invention is to provide novel means whereby the rerailer may be adjusted or swung in a substantially horizontal plane and be held in adjusted positions. A further object of the invention is to supply a rerailer which may be extended to any desired length thereby making it possible to shift a car through a long distance, even from one track to an adjoining track, or from one track to a third track, over an intermediate track.

Within the scope of what is claimed, a mechanic may make changes without departing from the spirit of the invention or placing the utility of the invention in jeopardy.

In the drawing :--Figure 1 shows the rerailer in top plan, assembled with a track; Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 51- are sections taken, respectively, on the lines 2 2, 3-3, 4--4 and 5-5 of the drawings; and Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6 6.

The numerals 1 and 2 denote the rails of a track. VA member 3 is provided, the same including a supporting arm 4 and a iding arm 5 disposed at an obtuse ang e to the supporting arm, the arms merging into a head 6 adapted to rest as shown at 7 on the flange of the rail 1 and to abut as shown at 8 against the ball of the rail. The arm 5 has a guiding oove 9 extended at 10 into the headV 6, the cad being cut away at 11, at the inner end of the groove, so that the flange of a car wheel, having Ytraversed the groove, may coperate with the inner edge of the ball of the rail'l, in a way in which those skilled in the art will understand.

The rerailer includes a member 12 having a supporting arm 14 and a guiding arm 15, the arms being connected by a head 16. There is a guiding groove 17 in the arm 15, the groove merging into an elevated surface 18` adapted to pass the flange of a car Vwheel over' the ball of the'rail 2, to coperateV with the/inner edge of the ball. Y Y Y It is to be observed 'that the' 9,710 and. 11 whichare-formed on the upper surface'of the member 3,-'are duplieat'eduponVV the lower surface of the member 12, wherel as PallSl'Yand 18 which existAV onVV the YVupper surface of the member 12, are duplcated on the lower surface of the member 3. Consequently, the members 3 and 12 may be turned upside-down and end for end, thereby making it possible to rerail a 1car by moving the car either to the right or to the left, the rerailer being set in Fig. 1 to 'ejitail a car which is to be moved to the Any desired number of extensions 19 may Vbe connected, by means of fish plates and bolts 20, or otherwise, with the guiding arms 5 and 15. The terminal extensions 21 have flared inlet mouths. The rerailers may be spiked to the ties as shown at 23, wherever necessary, and the terminal extensions V21 may be supplied with depending prongs 24 which will serve as a holding and sustaining means under some circumstances. Since the members 3 and 12 of the rerailer may be elongated to any desired extent, a car may be shifted from one track to an adjoining track, or even be moved from one track across several tracks'to a relatively remote track.

The heads 6 and 16 of the rerailer members are supplied with longitudinal ribs 25, lugs 26 projecting from the members, beyond the ribs, the lugs being disposed intermediate the ends of the ribs. In the'outer surfaces of the heads 16 and 6, seats 27 are formed, the same being adapted to coperate with screws or other'like elements in Vclamps 29 having hooks 30 coperating with groove to permit the flange of a ear Wheel tof cooperate With the inner edge of one rail ofa track, the groove of the other member merg-x ing into an elevated part permitting the flange of a car Wheel to ride over the .other rail of a track andV eoperate with the inner edge thereof, each member, upon its lower surface, duplicating the Construction of the other member, whereby the members may be turned end for end and upside-down, therei Copies off this patent may be obtained for by rendering the rerailer effective when the 'rerailing operation is carried out in opposite directions.

i 2. lA lrerailer comprising a member having a'guid'ing groove and rsupplied intermediate its ends With arail-engaging fulerum lug; a rail-engaging -Wedge cooperating with said 'ineinber at one side of the lug toeieot an g adjustment of the member 1n a substantially horizontal plane; and a rail-engaging clamp cooperating- With said member.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aixed my signature. 1 Y

a HENRY A. W. SMITH.

Witnesses:

A, D. BENNE'm, J. I-I. ADKINS.V

five centseach, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington'rl). C. 

